Dogs and drones: how scientists are saving Washington’s endangered orcas Experts are finding new and more humane ways to protect the last 74 southern resident killer whales The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025
Salmon-hat wearing orcas also give each other massages with kelp, scientists discover Orcas have been spotted giving each other rubdowns with kelp tools, rubbing pieces of the seaweed between their bodies. LiveScience · Jun 23, 2025
Are Orca Whales Wearing Dead Salmon As Hats For Fashion? An Investigation Who are these divas? Pedestrian.tv · Dec 2, 2024
Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still aren't sure why they do it. LiveScience · Nov 27, 2024
The killer whale trainers who still defend captivity: ‘I’m an endangered species myself’ The 2013 documentary Blackfish turned orca trainers into pariahs in the US. Now some are hitting it big in China The Guardian - US · Apr 16, 2024
Orca misinformation is killing them Calling recent orca encounters "attacks" is the latest affront in a long history of villainizing these animals Salon · Jan 8, 2024
Mystery behind killer whales killing porpoises without eating them finally unravelled New study lists three hypotheses why orcas harass and kill porpoises but do not eat them The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023
Mystery behind killer whales killing porpoises without eating them finally unravelled New study lists three hypotheses why orcas harass and kill porpoises but do not eat them The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023
Mystery behind killer whales killing porpoises without eating them finally unravelled New study lists three hypotheses why orcas harass and kill porpoises but do not eat them The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023
Mystery behind killer whales killing porpoises without eating them finally unravelled New study lists three hypotheses why orcas harass and kill porpoises but do not eat them The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
Scientists find worrisome lesions on endangered southern resident orcas SEATTLE — Amid human-made barriers to finding adequate food, hearing or communicating with each other, the endangered southern resident orcas may have seen an increase in the prevalence of skin disease, according to a new study. Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023
Why are killer whales going ‘Moby-Dick’ on yachts lately? Experts doubt it’s revenge LOS ANGELES — The attacks started suddenly and inexplicably in the spring of 2020 — pods of endangered killer whales began ramming yachts and fishing boats in European waters, pushing some off course and imperiling others. Los Angeles Times · Jun 20, 2023
What killer whales need from humans Deborah Giles researched Southern Resident killer whales for years to better understand how to save the species Salon · May 10, 2022